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FZNT25 KNHC 152126
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE
SE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA
THU...THEN STALL ALONG 25N FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W
OF 73W AND 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 27N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 21N. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1031 MB OVER SE LOUISIANA WILL SHIFT NE
AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF TUE EVENING. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA SW TO NE
MEXICO BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT BECOMES STATIONARY INTO THU BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...
SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W E TO SE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR S.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST FAR S.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE LEEWARDS TUE AND WED.
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N
AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.

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